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Formula to find the area of a triangle |
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1/2 base x height
or 1/2bh |
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Formula to find the perimeter of a triangle |
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The sum of the lengths of the sides
P=3+4+5 |
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Use Pythagorean theorum to find the sides of any
right triangle |
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Formula to find the area of a square |
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Formula to find the area of a
rhombus |
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A=1/2d1x d2
(1/2 diagonal 1 x diagonal 2) |
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Formula to find the area of a
rectangle |
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Formula to find the area of a
parallelogram |
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Formula to find the area of a
trapezoid |
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Formula for finding the total interior angle measure of polygons
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(n - 2) 180°, where n stands for the number of sides
Examples:
Triangle: (3 - 2) x 180 = 1 x 180 =180°
Quadrilateral: (4 - 2) x 180 = 2 x 180 = 360°
Pentagon: (5 - 2) x 180 = 3 x 180 = 540°
Hexagon: (6 - 2) x 180 = 4 x 180 = 720°
Heptagon: (7 - 2) x 180 = 5 x 180 = 900°
Octagon: (8 - 2) x 180 = 6 x 180 = 1,080°
Nonagon: (9 - 2) x 180 = 7 x 180 = 1,260°
Decagon: (10 - 2) x 180 = 8 x 180 = 1,440°
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The exterior angle measure of any polygon is always |
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Formula to find one interior angle of a polygon |
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(n -2) 180°
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where n stands for the number of sides (which is the same as the number of angles)
Pentagon:
(5 - 2) 180 = (3 x 180) = 540 = 108°
5 5 5 |
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Formula to find the volume of a cube |
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V = e3
all dimensions are equal in a cube.
l = w =h
these dimensions are called edges in a cube. |
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Formula for finding the
Volume of a rectangular solid |
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Formula for finding the Volume of a
cylinder |
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Formula to find the Total Surface Area (TSA) of a
cube |
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TSA of a cube = 6e2
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TSA of a cube = 6 x edge2 |
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Formula for finding the TSA of a
rectangular solid |
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TSA of a rectangular solid = 2 (lw) + 2 (hw) + 2 (lh) |
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Formula for finding the TSA of a cylinder |
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TSA of a cylinder = (circumference x height) + 2 (πr2) |
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Formula for finding the area of a
circle |
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Formula for finding the circumference of a
circle |
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